This data breach is not due to ransomware or a cyber attack but it appears to be a simple mistake in controlling PII. University of Essex data breach being taken ‘very seriously’ – BBC News Nice to see the lawyers involved. No indication that the ICO is involved yet. Universities …
India Tech links with the EU and the UK
The article from The Register looks at the agreements that both the UK and EU have struck with India to make the interoperability of technology easier, but still maintaining a high level of privacy and security for the individual. India inks tech pact with EU – only US has the …
Privacy by Design – A Google point of view
One of the ideas I explored in my MSc dissertation was the concept and implementation of “privacy by design” when writing software or in the case of my research when creating documents in an organisation. I read a lot stuff written by Ann Cavoukian, including her paper “Privacy by design: …
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The ICO steps in – The Scottish Government needs to be more transparent with respect to citizen’s personal information and the COVID-19 app
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a written reprimand to both the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland about failures in how citizen’s personal data was used and handled by the NHS Scotland COVID Status app. Governments should not be making these types of mistakes. See the ICO article …
Time to think about what Amazon knows about you – and some privacy advice
I use Amazon – the world uses Amazon. The company has come a long way since it began just selling books to the role it played in the pandemic. But to fuel the growth of one of the world’s biggest companies requires huge amounts of data about you and me. …
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